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Jesus Good Friday Trap in Bitcoin: Why $68,000 Might Be Your Last Escape Opportunity
The Bitcoin you hold may only have 48 hours of safety left.
Don’t rush to accuse me of creating anxiety. Listen to me first, then decide whether to read this entire article.
A Strange Long Weekend
Today is Good Friday.
The US stock market is closed, CME futures are halted, and ETF channels are shut down.
What does this mean?
It means those institutional buyers who support Bitcoin daily—are on holiday collectively.
Bitcoin is now steady at $66,600. Looks stable, right?
But do you know how this price is determined?
Over the past 30 days, ETFs bought about 50,000 BTC, and corporate buyers accumulated another 44,000 BTC.
Sounds like a lot? But overall demand is still negative.
Why?
Because big players are selling off.
Big players are quietly fleeing
CryptoQuant’s data is quite revealing:
Wallets holding 1,000 to 10,000 BTC have shifted from net buying to net distributing.
Their annual balance change has gone from +200,000 BTC down to -188,000 BTC.
In plain language:
Those who truly control the market are dumping coins onto you.
And what are you doing?
Watching candlesticks, scrolling through tweets, waiting for the bull to return.
Meanwhile, Coinbase’s premium has been consistently negative.
What does this mean?
Spot demand in the US has cooled off.
A fact you might not want to hear
Bitcoin today is no longer the Bitcoin of 2021.
It’s no longer driven by faith, but by macro expectations.
Enflux’s report states it plainly:
The bottom of the price is now partly supported by expectations of rate cuts.
In other words:
If the Federal Reserve doesn’t cut rates, the bottom for Bitcoin is gone.
And the recently released ISM Purchasing Managers’ Index soared to 78.3, the highest since June 2022.
Rate cuts? Dream on.
During the week of March 24, ETF net outflows reached $296 million. Early April inflows were so weak they resembled an elderly person’s handshake.
The real danger zone is below $68,000
You might think: $66,000 isn’t far from $68,000.
But the options market tells you: below $68,000 is a minefield.
Why?
Because many traders bought put options below $68,000 extending down to $55,000.
This creates a trader’s worst nightmare—the negative gamma zone.
In plain language:
Market makers are forced to sell more Bitcoin as prices fall to hedge.
Sell → Price drops → Forced to sell more → Price drops further.
A self-reinforcing death spiral.
Glassnode’s words are:
“Entering the $68,000 to $50,000 range could trigger an accelerated sell-off.”
“Possibly retesting the $60,000 level.”
But I think that’s too conservative.
If liquidity truly dries up, the drop could go well below $60,000.
> Institutions are on holiday, big players are fleeing, and you’re still waiting for a bull run?
> Is ETF buying news, or big players selling news? Neither, because no one is telling you.
> Bitcoin’s price now is a puppet on the Federal Reserve’s strings.
What’s next?
On April 9, US inflation data will be released.
If core PCE exceeds 3.1%?
Expectations of rate cuts will be completely shattered.
Bitcoin’s macro bottom will be gone.
And before that, this long weekend, no institutions are stepping in to support.
Spot market selling pressure will seep in like water.
If $68,000 can’t hold, $60,000 is the next stop.
I’m not here to scare you
I want to make you clear-headed.
Don’t think everything’s fine just because the price looks stable.
Don’t think the bull market is still here just because ETFs are buying.
The most dangerous time in this market isn’t during a sharp drop, but when you think it’s safe.
Good Friday, the market rests, but risks do not.
Want to hold positions over the holiday?
Go ahead.
But at least know what you’re betting on.
What’s your current position?
Would you dare to buy at $60,000?
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